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AC/DC's Australian Label Home Renews Deal With SONY MUSIC

Billboard.biz reports that Albert Music, the Aussie label home to AC/DC, has renewed its exclusive licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The new long-term arrangement covers all Albert Music catalog, digital content and future CD and DVD releases in Australia and New Zealand. Alber...

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MINOR DAMAGE Featuring 12-Year-Old Texas Boys; Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the young Colleyville, Texas based metal band MINOR DAMAGE performing the song "Time to Destroy" at the House of Blues in Dallas on December 15, 2008 can be viewed below. MINOR DAMAGE was selected to be the opening act for the 2008 House of Blues Tribute Tour following im...

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NEMESEA: 'No More' Video Available

"No More", the first-ever video from the Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by D'iMages, which has previously worked with AFTER FOREVER, AYREON and STREAM OF PASSION, among others. The song comes off the band's second album, "In Control", which...

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Music Is Medicine For AC/DC Frontman

SunNewspapers.net reports that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson was welcomed by Sarasota Memorial Hospital president and CEO Gwen MacKenzie, Healthcare Foundation president and CEO Alex Quarles and Jennifer Mayer, medical director of All Children's at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, as they opened the new B...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Ringtones Available

The following YNGWIE MALMSTEEN ringtones are available for purchase via AT&T: * Icarus Dream Suite * Blitzkrieg * Blue * Death Dealer * Caprici Di Diablo * Brothers * Vengeance * Heavy Heart * Miracle Of Life * Prelude To April "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 c...

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THE ANSWER Signs European Deal With STEAMHAMMER/SPV

THE ANSWER, a four-piece rock band from Northern Ireland now touring as the opening act on AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour, has inked a European deal (excluding the U.K.) with the German record label Steamhammer/SPV. The group's second album, "Everyday Demons", will be released in Europe on March 2, 20...

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AC/DC: 'Black Ice' Limited-Edition Steelbox Available

AC/DC's new album "Black Ice" has been released in Germany as a limited-edition "steelbox" containing the CD, a 20-page color booklet, a bonus DVD featuring the "The Making Of Rock N Roll Train" documentary and the "Rock N Roll Train" video, a large AC/DC flag, five stickers and a Gibson guitar pick...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Issues Year-End Update

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following year-end update via his official web site, dubbed "K.K. Downing's Steel Mill": "I am writing to wish everyone happy holidays and seasons greetings, and not forgetting a happy new metal year! "2008 has been a fantastic metal year, as you kn...

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Fans 'Review' AC/DC's Concert In Los Angeles; Video Available

YouTellConcerts.com, which uses portable video technology to gather reviews from concertgoers moments after they attend a live event, has posted a 10-minute report (see below) from AC/DC's December 6, 2008 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. According to Billboard.biz, AC/DC has returned to the t...

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TANKARD Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival

German thrashers TANKARD have been confirmed for next year's Elsrock festival, set to take place August 29, 2009 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MUCKY PUP (20th anniversary reunion show) TANKARD ACTION IN DC THE BUTCHER GENERC For more information, visit www.e...

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Politician Lodges Motion To Recognize AC/DC's Scottish Roots

BBC News reports that Christine Grahame, a member of the Scottish parliament for the South of Scotland, has lodged a parliamentary motion calling for the achievements of the legendary rock band AC/DC to be acknowledged. Founding members Angus and Malcolm Young were born in Glasgow before the family...

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Original AC/DC Singer Spearheading Campaign To Have Sydney Recognized As Band's Birthplace

Emily Dunn of The Sydney Morning Herald reports that original AC/DC singer Dave Evans is spearheading a campaign to have Sydney recognized as the birthplace of the rock 'n' roll group. This week Evans was in Sydney, petitioning City of Sydney Council to place plaques at four AC/DC landmarks, includi...

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CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

CEPHALIC CARNAGE and CATTLE DECAPITATION have been confirmed for the 2009 edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place from May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSCESS (California) ABSU (Texas) AGENDA OF SWINE (California) ANTIGAMA (Poland) ASP...

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AC/DC Frontman Signs Book Deal To Release Collection Of Thoughts And Anecdotes

Gerry Galipault of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Black Ice", AC/DC's first album in eight years, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in its debut week and has since topped 1.6 million in the United Sta...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Returns To Top Of European Chart

According to Billboard.biz, AC/DC has returned to the top of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart with "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG). The album moves 3-1 in its ninth week on the survey, which it led for four weeks in late October and November. It moves 6-3 in Denmark and 7-5 in Switzerland,...